Daily(ish) Decodable: The Eiffel Tower

The Daily(ish) Decodable program uses a standard format to work through one sound per day. There are simple instructions for you, the parent or caregiver, and any words in big bold letters are meant for your child to read out loud. 

Today we're going to work on "ei" words.

You can review all of the prior lessons here. 

Rhyme It

Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?

punch

fight

height

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Say It

Have your child point to and say the word "height" three times (it should rhyme with "fight"):

height

height

height

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Blend It

Have your child read these words out loud:

heighten

sleight

feisty

seismic

Fahrenheit

Read It

Have your child read the passage below out loud:  

Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower opens for the first time on this day in 1889. It was made for that year's World's Fair in Paris, France.

At the time, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world. It was only intended to be temporary—it was going to be taken down.

To get to the top, you have to climb over 600 stairs. 

Here's a weird, fun fact: The man who made the Eiffel Tower—Gustave Eiffel—also made himself an apartment on the top level. He lived there the rest of his life. 

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Explain It

Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:

1. Where is the Eiffel Tower?

2. What did you learn today about the Eiffel Tower?